Jul 30, 2015

Marketplace for Thursday, July 30, 2015

Airing on Thursday, July 30, 2015: The unregulated industry of occupational licensing and tech's survival of the biggest.

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Older workers head for retirement — and don't retire

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 30, 2015

The labor participation rate for people 55 and up is near its highest in decades.

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'Tis the season to review winter's GDP

by Mark Garrison

Jul 30, 2015

Turns out the economy grew instead of shrinking.

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There should be a lane for that

by Kai Ryssdal

Jul 30, 2015

Move aside, smartphone users.

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Do you really need a license to do your job?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jul 30, 2015

Occupational certification requirements vary widely from state to state.

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The obsession with tech-company growth

by Adriene Hill

Jul 30, 2015

Nothing succeeds with Wall Street like getting bigger.

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Airing on Thursday, July 30, 2015: The unregulated industry of occupational licensing and tech’s survival of the biggest.

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